Chapter 185 Self-inflicted sin
The battle was not fierce, and it did not last long. How could a group of servants from aristocratic families resist against the rigorously trained elite troops in the Lanchi Camp?
The sound of fighting gradually weakened, and Li Tai looked at Zang Hong with the last glimmer of hope: "Ziyuan, my Li family controls most of the silk weaving in Guanzhong, and the Shu brocade in Bashu is all sold through me. If my Li family dies, Chen Mo...
No, my lord will probably lose his vitality too! I can’t die, and the Li family can’t die. My lord wants to build a business, so I’m useful!”
"It's useless." Zang Hong looked at Li Tai, shook his head in disappointment and said, "Don't you understand? Among these people, others are excusable, but you... you were supported by the lord. Li Tai
The success of the family today is not due to your great ability, Li Niangeng. It is only because of the Lord's decree that you can rise up. If the Li family is gone, the Lord's family, the Yang family, and the Zhang family can all be replaced by you. As for Shu Brocade in Shu,
It’s not that I, Guanzhong, begged him to bring the Shu brocade, but that Shuzhong begged us to sell their Shu brocade to the Western Regions and the Central Plains. Without the Li family, the Xie family, and the Wang family, they would still come to seek help from others.
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Li Tai's face was ashen and he looked at Zang Hong in disbelief. The Li family, a prestigious family in Guanzhong, was actually a family that could be replaced at any time in Chen Mo's eyes? This result is hard to accept, but if you think about it carefully, Zang Hong said
I understand very well that the reason why the Li family is what it is today is not because of how powerful Li Tai is, but because Chen Mo needs someone to take the lead and show the world that business can make the family prosperous. If Li Tai obediently becomes the richest man in Guanzhong, no one will touch him.
He, but this also gave him the illusion that Guanzhong was inseparable from him, making him want more.
In fact, the title of the richest man in Guanzhong was only needed by Chen Mo, so he got it. But now that he has turned against him, the richest man in Guanzhong will no longer be him.
The rise of the Li family is indeed due to Chen Mo's innovative policies and encouragement of business. Not only the Li family, but also many small families that have risen in recent years are mostly due to Chen Mo's policies. Now, these are rising thanks to Chen Mo.
The family wanted to unite with those established wealthy families to overthrow Chen Mo. How could Chen Mo tolerate this kind of thing?
Chen Mo cultivated a new class, firstly, in the hope of promoting the economic prosperity of Guanzhong, and secondly, he also needed these people to stand on his side to fight against the established gentry. Now, not only did Li Tai not side with Chen Mo, he even wanted to join forces
The old gentry wanted to join in. This was something that touched Chen Mo's bottom line. What the Huangfu family and the Zhu family did not dare to do, the leader cultivated by Chen Mo did it. If the Li family is not destroyed, who will destroy it.
"Wait a minute, my lord has an order to let you watch the Li family be annihilated. It will be your turn in the end!" Zang Hong stood up, shook his head and sighed.
"Zi...Brother Ziyuan!" Li Tai looked pale and looked at Zang Hong pleadingly. He naturally didn't want the Li family to perish, let alone watch the Li family perish.
"I can't help you with this matter. I said, don't be too greedy!" Zang Hong left one sentence, turned around and walked straight to the government office. The rebellion had been put down, but there were still many things to do next. As a Beijing official,
Zhaoyin is not a sinecure.
The Li family was destroyed. Early the next morning, all the men, women, and children of the three clans of the Li family were taken to the Jinghe River outside the city. Their heads were chopped off one by one in front of Li Tai's eyes, including his.
The grandson who is less than ten years old.
It sounds a little bloody, but if Li Tai and the others succeed, the fate of Chen Mo's entire family may be worse than this. This time, Chen Mo wants to use Li Tai to scare those who have the same thoughts as Li Tai. As Zang Hong said, the Li family's property was quickly taken over and did not cause the expected economic turmoil. The Shu brocade that came out of Shu was also succeeded by the Zhu family. Their family was originally a silk weaver in Guanzhong. The overlord of the industry, when Zhu Jun refused Chen Mo's invitation, Chen Mocai supported the Li family to suppress the Zhu family. Now that Zhu Jun has died of illness in Suiyang, the new head of the family, Zhu Hao, took the initiative to join Chen Mo and devoted all his family's efforts to help Chen Mo, even with many people in Guanzhong. With the family split, Chen Mo was naturally willing to give the Zhu family a chance again.
Li Tai went crazy when he was in the middle of the execution. He watched the huge family he built with his own hands disappear overnight. The three clans were killed one by one in front of his eyes. Many people did not even scold Chen Mo before they were killed. , but was madly scolding him as the head of the family. Li Tai obviously couldn't bear this huge blow.
But no matter what, Chen Mo's order was to let Li Tai watch his three clans being wiped out and then be executed. Therefore, even the crazy Li Tai was forced to watch the execution before being driven crazy and crazy. Cut off the head.
Li Tai's death is a shock to the scholars, and it is also a shock to those who have benefited from Chen Mo's new policy. I can make your family prosperous, and I can also make everything disappear in one night. Even the three tribes have been destroyed. Yi Mie, as a prince and one of the three overlords of the Central Plains today, Chen Mo obviously has more than just wisdom, strategy and kindness. Although he usually treats people with kindness, when someone touches his bottom line, Chen Mo becomes ferocious. It's a side that no one can bear.
Li Tai's family was not the only one who was destroyed on this day. All the families involved in the rebellion were wiped out. And unlike the killings of Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and others back then, this time Chen Mo would tell the people before destroying his family. Counting his crimes in detail, Skynet has received a lot of evidence over the years, but Chen Mo rarely uses these to avoid causing panic among his subordinates. However, not using them and not knowing about them are two different things. Back then, Dong Zhuo's murders made people panic, but this time, Chang'an Every time a clan is wiped out, thousands of people applaud and applaud. It can be said that these so-called famous families, not only were their families wiped out, but they did not even leave a good reputation.
And such a move really shocked most people who were ready to take action. After all, the consequences of failure were too terrifying to bear. Not only were the lives of the entire family wiped out, but the reputation of generations of business was also lost. Thousands of people applauded. The scene really chilled many people's hearts. It also reminded people of the time when Chen Mo's reputation was tarnished. The reputations of almost all the ministers in the dynasty were affected. They were reviled and the family's reputation fell to the bottom.
At that time, Chen Mo didn't take any serious action, but this time, if these families that were wiped out were lucky enough to leave their names in history, it would definitely not be a good thing for them.
"Sir!" Wu Yi came to the government office, looked at Zang Hong who was tasting wine, bowed and said: "Every family has been executed."
"After this incident, there should be peace for a while." Zang Hong nodded and sighed: "It's a pity. Originally, these families could provide a lot of talents."
"Yi thinks there is nothing wrong with this matter." Wu Yi shook his head.
"Of course it is correct, but in the end it is Guanzhong's vitality that is hurt." Zang Hong shook his head and said: "Bo Dao went on an expedition this time, but left you behind. Isn't it just for this reason?"
To be honest, Li Tai and others are not much of a threat to Chen Mo, but Wu Yi has always been Chen Mo's confidant and a figure that Chen Mo has always focused on cultivating. Wu Yi has not disappointed Chen Mo. Over the years, he has fought in the north and south.
, Wu Yi can keep up with Xiliang generals like Li Jue, which shows his ability.
Don't look at Li Jue as a loser, but when it comes to leading troops in battles, after all, he was killed by Xiliang and ranked above Hua Xiong. You must know that Hua Xiong was also Dong Zhuo's confidant, but it was Li Jue who took the lead.
, but it wasn’t that Dong Zhuo didn’t trust Hua Xiong, but that Li Jue and Guo Si were indeed better than Hua Xiong in commanding troops. It was not easy for Wu Yi to fight Li Jue in a neck-and-neck battle without having a superior force.
But this time during the battle with Yuan Shao, Chen Mo left Wu Yi to deal with such trivial matters. This was obviously abnormal. There was only one reason. Chen Mo might have more important things to entrust to Wu Yi.
Wu Yi hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said: "The time has not come yet. Please forgive me, sir. I cannot say anything about justice."
Even though Zang Hong is Chen Mo's teacher, Wu Yi does respect Zang Hong, but Wu Yi's allegiance has always been to Chen Mo alone. There are some things that cannot be said, even Zang Hong can't.
"It doesn't have to be like this. Bo Dao naturally has his plan, just go ahead and do it." Zang Hong said with a smile.
"Here!" Wu Yi nodded and saluted again: "If there is nothing else, I will retire."
"Go ahead." Zang Hong waved his hand and said.
Wu Yi turned around and left, but Chang'an still had a lot of things to deal with. Zang Hong needed to appease the scholars and the people who were frightened last night. Li Tai and the others were responsible for this incident. They couldn't blame Chen Mo. Although his methods were ruthless, they were not as common as Chen Mo.
style, but I believe these people can understand it. After all, this matter is not only related to the victory or defeat of the front line, but also related to Chen Mo's wealth and life. If this can be tolerated, then Chen Mo is not the person Zang Hong knows.
Chen was silent.
Chen Mo will not touch the properties and commercial affairs left by the families. They are divided among the various families. However, the properties left by these families must be returned to the government, and they will no longer be considered private property.
Other general matters, as well as the cost of food and grass needed by the front line, it is almost late winter, the river has begun to freeze, the war has been going on for so long, if Chen Mo continues to fight like this with the food he has saved in the past few years,
I'm afraid it won't be able to sustain it for too long. This group of people are causing trouble, but the food stored at home has solved the urgent need and can be used for a while.
Chapter completed!